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Bad Ischl is a spa town in Austria.It lies in
the southern part of Upper Austria, at
the Traun
River in the centre of the Salzkammergut region. The town consists of the KatastralgemeindenAhorn,
Bad Ischl, Haiden, Jainzen,
Kaltenbach, Lauffen, Lindau,
Pfandl, Perneck, Reiterndorf and
Rettenbach. It is connected to the village of Strobl by the river
Ischl, which drains from the Wolfgangsee, and to the Traunsee, into which
the stream empties. A subcamp of the Dachau concentration
camp was located in the town.

On August 19, 1853 the engagement between Franz Joseph and Elisabeth of Bavaria (Sisi)
took place at the Seeauerhaus, Esplanade No. 10, which
since 1989 has been the location of the Museum der Stadt Bad
Ischl.

In 1854, the Emperor's mother, Archduchess Sophie, gave him the
Kaiservilla (Imperial Villa) as a wedding present. The
villa became the imperial family's summer residence; Franz Joseph
described it as "Heaven on Earth" . He also granted a nearby
mansion to mistress Katharina
Schratt, that could be easily reached via a hidden footpath.
In the
Kaiservilla on 28 July 1914 Franz Joseph signed the
declaration of war against the Kingdom of Serbia, signalling the start of World War I. He left Bad Ischl on the
following day and never returned. The villa is still owned by the
Habsburg-Lorraine family, although
the grounds and parts of the residence are now open to the
public.

Sights

Besides the Kaiservilla, the city offers several health
spas and tourist attractions like the historic
Kongresshaus opened in 1875, the new Kurhaus
built by Clemens Holzmeister in
1932 as well as the former residence of Franz Lehár, that he acquired in 1912 and
today serves as a museum. The Saint
Nicholas parish church was first mentioned in a 1344
deed.

Bad Ischl is also known for the Konditorei Zauner pastry
shop, former k.u.k.purveyor established in 1832, and the
small Lehártheater built in 1827.

A gondola lift runs from the town up to
the Katrin alpine pasture at 1415m (4643ft) which offers a
panoramic view of the Salzkammergut mountains. The ruins of
Wildenstein Castle, that burnt down in 1715, are
nearby.